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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hibernia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hibernia and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Hibernia:
- 33.885975, -81.585382
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Hibernia
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Saluda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Since Hibernia is near Lexington County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hibernia
Communities Also Named Hibernia ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Hibernia.
Within South Carolina, the name Hibernia is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Sierra County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Hibernia.
- Florida
- Clay County
- This Hibernia is located in Clay County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the south of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Hibernia.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Hibernia is located in Clark County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Hibernia.
- Montgomery County
- This Hibernia is located in Montgomery County and lies 517 miles [832 km] to the north northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Hibernia.
- Kentucky
- Larue County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hibernia [Larue County].
- Taylor County
- This Hibernia is located in Taylor County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Hibernia.
- Missouri
- Callaway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Hibernia [Callaway County].
- New Brunswick
- This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Hibernia.
- New Jersey
- Morris County
- This Hibernia is located in Morris County and lies 623 miles [1,002.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Hibernia.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Hibernia is located in Dutchess County and lies 693 miles [1,115.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Hibernia.
- Nova Scotia
- This Hibernia lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hibernia that is located in Saluda County.
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hibernia [Franklin County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hibernia ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Foxtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Foxtown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
- Gilbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hall ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hall is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merchant ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merchant is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merchant
- Mount Willing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Willing is located in Saluda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Murray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Red Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Ridge Road Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Ridge Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hibernia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hibernia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hibernia and extending to:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Saluda County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hibernia to Saluda, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 32 miles [51.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,312 miles [10,158.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hibernia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hibernia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Hibernia could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <6> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Hibernia to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hibernia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8860, Longitude: -81.5854 In this case, the coordinates for Hibernia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.635 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.834 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.172 degrees. |
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